Northampton Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Northampton (district ID 2508850)

Public school district · Hampshire County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2508850

Northampton Public Schools spent $21,537 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 53% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,173). Its 6 schools enrolled 2,496 students in 2024-25; 27.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,711 per student, up 10.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Massachusetts districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Northampton Public Schools in enrollment (2,522 to 2,612 students) and Northampton Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Northampton Public Schools, FY23Dedham Public Schools $27,349; Randolph $26,523; Bedford $23,503; Sudbury Public Schools $23,100; Northampton Public Schools $21,537; Medfield Public Schools $20,797; Pembroke Public Schools $19,366; East Longmeadow $19,224; Hanover $18,904; Auburn Public Schools $17,669; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kDedham Public Schools$27,349Randolph$26,523Bedford$23,503Sudbury Public Schools$23,100Northampton Public Schools$21,537Medfield Public Schools$20,797Pembroke Public Schools$19,366East Longmeadow$19,224Hanover$18,904Auburn Public Schools$17,669State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Northampton Public Schools, FY23Dedham Public Schools $27,349; Randolph $26,523; Bedford $23,503; Sudbury Public Schools $23,100; Northampton Public Schools $21,537; Medfield Public Schools $20,797; Pembroke Public Schools $19,366; East Longmeadow $19,224; Hanover $18,904; Auburn Public Schools $17,669; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kDedham Public Schools$27,349Randolph$26,523Bedford$23,503Sudbury Public Schools$23,100Northampton Public Schools$21,537Medfield Public Schools$20,797Pembroke Public Schools$19,366East Longmeadow$19,224Hanover$18,904Auburn Public Schools$17,669State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Northampton Public Schools, FY23Dedham Public Schools $27,349; Randolph $26,523; Bedford $23,503; Sudbury Public Schools $23,100; Northampton Public Schools $21,537; Medfield Public Schools $20,797; Pembroke Public Schools $19,366; East Longmeadow $19,224; Hanover $18,904; Auburn Public Schools $17,669; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kDedham Public Schools$27,349Randolph$26,523Bedford$23,503Sudbury Public Schools$23,100Northampton Public Schools$21,537Medfield Public Schools$20,797Pembroke Public Schools$19,366East Longmeadow$19,224Hanover$18,904Auburn Public Schools$17,669State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Northampton Public Schools, FY23Dedham Public Schools $27,349; Randolph $26,523; Bedford $23,503; Sudbury Public Schools $23,100; Northampton Public Schools $21,537; Medfield Public Schools $20,797; Pembroke Public Schools $19,366; East Longmeadow $19,224; Hanover $18,904; Auburn Public Schools $17,669; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kDedham Public Schools$27,349Randolph$26,523Bedford$23,503Sudbury Public Schools$23,100Northampton Public Schools$21,537Medfield Public Schools$20,797Pembroke Public Schools$19,366East Longmeadow$19,224Hanover$18,904Auburn Public Schools$17,669State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$57,905,000 in revenue: 27.3% state, 64.7% local and 7.9% federal. Total spending including $705,000 of capital outlay was $61,482,000, or $23,702 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Northampton Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $15,819,000; Local $37,488,000; Federal $4,598,000; total $57,905,000.
  • State$15,819,000 27%
  • Local$37,488,000 65%
  • Federal$4,598,000 8%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 243 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,573 students in 2022-23, 2,495 students in 2023-24, 2,496 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Northampton Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,573, 2023-24: 2,495, 2024-25: 2,49601k2k3k2022-232,5732023-242,4952024-252,496
Northampton Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,573, 2023-24: 2,495, 2024-25: 2,49601k2k3k2022-232,5732023-242,4952024-252,496
Northampton Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,573, 2023-24: 2,495, 2024-25: 2,49601k2k3k2022-232,5732023-242,4952024-252,496
Northampton Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,573, 2023-24: 2,495, 2024-25: 2,49601k2k3k2022-232,5732023-242,4952024-252,496

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,573234.811.0
2023-242,495239.810.4
2024-252,496222.411.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$17,546,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,764 per student

Northampton Public Schools booked $17,546,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 235 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $74,721 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 25 in 100 Massachusetts districts with a figure (state median $83,840, 276 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Massachusetts teacher salary at $88,903 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$12,934,00073.7%
Special education$4,612,00026.3%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,491 in 2018-19, $5,572 in 2019-20, $6,119 in 2020-21, $6,291 in 2021-22, $6,764 in 2022-23.

Northampton Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,491, 2019-20: $5,572, 2020-21: $6,119, 2021-22: $6,291, 2022-23: $6,76402k4k6k8k2018-19$5,4912019-20$5,5722020-21$6,1192021-22$6,2912022-23$6,764
Northampton Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,491, 2019-20: $5,572, 2020-21: $6,119, 2021-22: $6,291, 2022-23: $6,76402k4k6k8k2018-19$5,4912019-20$5,5722020-21$6,1192021-22$6,2912022-23$6,764
Northampton Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,491, 2019-20: $5,572, 2020-21: $6,119, 2021-22: $6,291, 2022-23: $6,76402k4k6k8k2018-19$5,4912019-20$5,5722020-21$6,1192021-22$6,2912022-23$6,764
Northampton Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,491, 2019-20: $5,572, 2020-21: $6,119, 2021-22: $6,291, 2022-23: $6,76402k4k6k8k2018-19$5,4912019-20$5,5722020-21$6,1192021-22$6,2912022-23$6,764

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Northampton Public Schools scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 38% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMassachusettsStudents tested
Reading and language arts48%43.7%1,255
Math38%40.7%1,261

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 247 students in Northampton Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate95%89.2%
Students in the class24772,602

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

4 elementary schools, 1,044 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bridge Street28110.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Jackson Street27910.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Leeds2539.1All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
R. K. Finn Ryan Road2319.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 577 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
John F Kennedy Middle School57710.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 875 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Northampton High87514.7All free (CEP)Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Northampton Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Northampton Public Schools

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentNorthampton Public Schools ranks 114 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,537).#114 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsNorthampton Public Schools is the number 106 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 2,594 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#106 of 397
  3. RandolphThe next larger Massachusetts district: 2,610 students in fall 2022, $26,523 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,523
  4. BedfordThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 2,575 students in fall 2022, $23,503 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,503
  5. Compare Northampton Public Schools with RandolphEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Northampton High, its largest high school875 students in 2024-25, 14.7 per teacher.875
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsNorthampton Public Schools spent $74,721 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$74,721
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Northampton Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Northampton Public Schools?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,496 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Northampton Public Schools spend per student?
    $21,537 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Massachusetts median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $21,173 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,711 per student, up 10.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Northampton Public Schools' money come from?
    $57,905,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 27.3% state, 64.7% local and 7.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Northampton Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 309 of the 3,141 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Northampton Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $17,546,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,764 per student. Divided by the 235 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $74,721 per teacher, more than 25 in 100 Massachusetts districts (state median $83,840). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Massachusetts teacher salary at $88,903 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Northampton Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Northampton Public Schools scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 38% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Northampton Public Schools?
    95% of the 247 students in Northampton Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Northampton Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2508850. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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